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Exclusive Premiere: Strike Till We Win, Build Solar, Build Wind By Mat Ward

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Electronic musician and producer, activist and journalist, Mat Ward, will start 2022 by releasing a new album, titled ‘Why I Protest’, and we are psyched to exclusively premiere a single off said album here on Shouts.

Along with writing regular columns about protest music for Green Left Mat has dropped a few albums already. Mat’s debut solo release, a concept jungle album about financial markets, was released in January 2017. A chill trap album about Apple, made entirely on an iPad, followed the same year. On July 31, 2018, when Mars was closest to Earth, he released a lo-fi future bass album about Elon Musk. In 2019, he released a chill trap album about surveillance and Provocalz released his hip-hop EP G.O.D with all tracks produced by Mat Ward. In 2020, he released an acclaimed concept album about the media that blended future bass and drum and bass to come up with a new genre. In 2021, he released a future DnB album about the controversial mission to make humans multiplanetary.

Mat has been partaking in protests for many years and on his new album, he sings about the slogans he heard along the way and weaves field recordings from the protests into the future bass/drum and bass style. Besides exploring various issues on this album, that range from climate change and police militarization to fake news and political corruption, Mat is also exploring his own voice for the first time (his previous albums have been more instrumental or featuring guest vocals) making this album even more personal.

‘Strike Till We Win, Build Solar, Build Wind’ will be officially released as a single this Friday. It starts off with one of those protest sound bytes and then dives into a really catchy song that equally makes you want to dance as go out and partake in the sustainable energy revolution.

Listen to the exclusive premiere of ‘Strike Till We Win, Build Solar, Build Win’ below and follow more of Mat’s work via his webpage, https://linktr.ee/MatWard, and via his social media links: FB / Twitter / Instagram / Soundcloud: @matwardmusic.

To receive the album for free as soon as it’s released, simply download any of Mat Ward’s releases for free from his Bandcamp page. You’ll then be automatically added to his mailing list, from which you can unsubscribe at any time. To get his releases for free on Bandcamp, just enter zero as the amount you wish to pay. https://matward.bandcamp.com

‘Why I Protest’ release date: Friday, January 21, 2022 Genre: Future DnB / Indie Rap

‘Strike Till We Win, Build Solar, Build Wind’ by Mat Ward

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Moby’s Activism Tattoos And New Protest Song

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Moby has not only been a vegan for more than 30 years but he is also a fierce animal rights activist. This is most obviously portrayed by some of his recent tattoos; one is VEGAN FOR LIFE on the side of his neck, another is ANIMAL RIGHTS in large font on both arms and finally there is a faint VX on the side of his face.

In a recent Instagram post Moby explains his tattoos to the public:

“Oh, and I’ve been asked about the VX by my eye; V is for vegan, X is for straight edge. Straight edge because I simply can’t be a good activist if i’m lying in bed sick & hungover until 5pm every day..and of course vegan because i care about animals, human health, climate change, rainforest deforestation, workers rights, water use, famine, and all of the other horrifying things that are the result of using animals for food.”

Moby’s latest song is a dangerously catchy protest tune featuring on vocals none other than D.H. Peligro from Dead Kennedys. All proceeds from the single go to animal rights organisations. Checking out Moby’s Instagram page is a fascinating look into his activism and as for the video itself you can watch that banging new song below.

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Cover photo is a snapshot of this Instagram post by Moby.

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Brian Eno Starts A Campaign For Julian Assange And Releases A New Protest Song (videos)

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Legendary producer and musician Brian eno is no stranger to activism. Some of his extra curricular activities include being an elected member of the Coordinating Collective along with Noam Chomsky and 10 others, president of the Stop the War Coalition and now he has started his own campaign fighting for the freedom of political prisoner and journalist Julian Assange.

“Journalism survives in an atmosphere of freedom and we’re gradually closing that down now. On December 19th, which is the day of his hearing, we want to swamp the Home Office with emails to protest his innocence. This is important not just for Assange but for the future of journalism, and the future of holding governments to account for what they do.”

For more information about the campaign that was co-founded by Ann Wright (retired United States Army colonel and retired U.S. State Department official, known for her outspoken opposition to the Iraq War) and Medea Benjamin (an American political activist, best known for co-founding Code Pink) click the image below.

See also: ‘Behind These Prison Walls’: David Rovics Records New Music Video Outside The Prison Where Assange Is Being Kept

In addition to fighting for the freedom of the press, on Monday the 9th of December, few days before Thursday elections in the UK, Eno released a jolly song that sarcastically criticizes the UK government and tells of the hardship poor, homeless and working people have to endure in the country.

All proceeds from the song go to the homeless.

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